Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER CUT HER FINGER AFTER SNAPPING OPEN A GLASS AMPOULE OF CONTROL MATERIAL A PER DIRECTIONS FOR USE. AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY THIS PERSON REQUIRED STITCHES AND WAS GIVEN A TETANUS BOOSTER INOCULATION. THE FACILITY HAS TWO TYPES OF CONTROL MATERIAL FOR USE WITH THE I-STAT SYSTEM AND COULD NOT SPECIFY WHICH CONTROL WAS USED AT THE TIME. THE TWO TYPES OF CONTROL ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. THE CUSTOMER IDENTIFIED THE VIAL HAD A LEVEL NUMBER 3 ON THE LABEL. I-STAT CONTROL LEVELS 1,2,3-A BUFFERED AQUEOUS SOLUTION FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE FOR QUALITY CONTROL ON THE I-STAT SYSTEM. THE CONTROL SOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN HUMAN SERUM OR SERUM PRODUCTS, BUT DO CONTAIN BUFFERS AND PRESERVATIVES. RNA MEDICAL HEMATOCRIT CONTROL LEVELS 1,2,3-A BUFFERED AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONTAINING ELECTROLYTES AND NON-CONDUCTIVE INGREDIENTS. THIS CONTROL SOLUTION CONTAINS NO RED BLOOD CELLS, NO HUMAN OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS.